Francie Webb

MS, MED, BIRTH DOULA, & HAND EXPRESSION EDUCATOR

Francie is a Birth Doula & Postpartum Doula and 'hand expression' teacher for breastfeeding. She is a mother of two. She is also training to become International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).

  • Birth Doula Services

  • Lactation Support

Francie's bio

Francie Webb is a mom of two who lives in Harlem, NYC. She decided to become a birth doula after experiencing two transformative births, the first, a beautiful hospital birth with the support of a doula, and the second, an accidentally unassisted home birth when her birth team, including the same doula, didn't make it on time. You may have seen the photo of her giving birth the second time - it went viral and can now be seen all over the world. Francie believes that birth can be an empowering experience for anyone giving birth, no matter how it happens. Francie spent fourteen years as a middle school teacher and loved every minute of it.

Francie is the founder and CEO of TheMilkinMama, a small business dedicated to teaching hand expression of breast milk, and the author of the highly-reviewed book Go Milk Yourself: You Have Power. Express It! She believes in helping parents have more power, more freedom, and less stress. Francie loves her two astonishing children, being outdoors, yoga, meditation, reading, writing, traveling, spending time with friends, date nights with her husband, and any opportunity she gets to relax with her family. Also she loves BIRTH, including all that comes before and after.

Francie graduated from Duke University and earned Masters Degrees from Pace University and Bank Street College of Education. In addition to an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant - she’s currently in training), she hopes to become a midwife one day.

 What Others Are Saying

Francie's warm personality, strong knowledge of birthing/pregnancy/lactation, and passion for the job are what made us feel like we were in great hands. Francie empowers her clients to advocate for the birth they want without being pushy, overbearing or fear mongering. If necessary, she is willing to be an active advocate and is not meek or shy about pausing the situation to take a moment and better assess, or speaking up if need be...Even after our birth she continued to follow up with us and check in on me, the family and our baby. She is an incredibly kind, warm and fun person with great energy and passion for this job (what you want in my opinion!). We were so fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with her.

-Ana

Francie is like that close female relative that you would truly want in the room, as well as during your pregnancy and postpartum. We were so so glad to have her. My birth was a planned Caesarean, and she was super encouraging, enthusiastic and non-judgmental as we were planning everything out. I was lucky to be able to have her in the OR and she was incredibly calming and supportive. It made a huge difference in how I remember my birth experience, which was pretty amazing. Her warmth and spirit are what set her apart; we would hire her again in a heartbeat!

-Marta

Looking back to the time when I gave birth to my son Jack, I can not thank Francie enough for her support during that special and stressful time…She was absolutely at my service, giving me water, talking to me and screaming with me at the same time. She was indispensable…I highly recommend Francie because she is very knowledgeable, flexible - will work with you to find what works best for you, physically and mentally strong, has great poise and communications skills, and you can trust her. My fiancé and I are forever grateful to her.

-Elena

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